Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History (Thomas Erika)(Paperback)

Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History (Thomas Erika)(Paperback)

When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, make-up had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first flexible

The Glamorous Dead (Gates Suzanne)(Paperback)

Set in the dream factory of the 1940s, this glittering debut novel follows a young Hollywood hopeful into a star-studded web of scandal, celebrity, and murder . . . The chipped pink nail polish is a dead giveaway--no pun intended. When a human thumb is discovered near a Hollywood nightclub, it

Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America (Benshoff Harry M.)(Paperback)

From Thomas Edison's first cinematic experiments to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters, Queer Images chronicles the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book of its kind, it explores not only

Five Came Back - A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Harris Mark)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating and lively history of Hollywood and WWII. Now a NETFLIX original, featuring interviews with some of the best directors of our generation, including Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and Guillermo del

Hollywood and the Great Depression: American Film, Politics and Society in the 1930s (Morgan Iwan)(Paperback)

In the popular imagination, 1930s Hollywood was a dream factory producing escapist movies to distract the American people from the greatest economic crisis in their nation's history. But while many films of the period conform to this stereotype, there were a significant number that promoted a

Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (Revised) (Erikson Erik Homburger)(Paperback)

Movie-Made Appalachia: History, Hollywood, and the Highland South (Inscoe John C.)(Paperback)

While Hollywood deserves its reputation for much-maligned portrayals of southern highlanders on screen, the film industry also deserves credit for a long-standing tradition of more serious and meaningful depictions of Appalachia's people. Surveying some two dozen films and the literary and

Gorbals - An Illustrated History (Eunson Eric)(Paperback / softback)

Versace (Versace Donatella)(Pevná vazba)

A long-awaited and highly intimate visual history of Versace, the glamorous and globally renowned Italian fashion house. Versace--a name that epitomizes Italian opulence, bold sexiness, and a flair for the extravagant--holds its place firmly in the fashion world as a legendary and iconic luxury

In Theaters Everywhere: A History of the Hollywood Wide Release, 1913-2017 (Hannan Brian)(Paperback)

Conflicts among Hollywood studios and exhibitors have been going on for years. At their heart are questions about how films should be released--where, when and at what speed. Both sides of this disagreement are losers, with exhibitors using the law via various Consent Decrees and studios

Cairo in the War - 1939-45 (Cooper Artemis)(Paperback / softback)

A history of the glamorous and military critical city of Cairo during the Second World

The Royal Hospital Haslar: A Pictorial History (Birbeck Eric)(Paperback)

Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America (Knope Leslie)(Paperback)

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known

Aquinas: Political Writings (Aquinas Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is an extremely influential figure in the history of Western thought and the Catholic church. In this major addition to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series, Robert Dyson has translated texts by Aquinas that reflect the complete range of his

Legacy - The Difficult History of J Lyons and the Family Behind It (Harding Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Erik Gunnar Asplund: Landscapes and Buildings (Woollen Malcolm)(Paperback)

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together art, philosophy, history and literature, this book investigates the landscapes and buildings of Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. Through critical essays and beautiful illustrations focusing on four projects, the Woodland Cemetery; the

Viking Britain - A History (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word `Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of

Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Morris Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Europe and the People Without History (Wolf Eric R.)(Paperback)

Offering insight and equal consideration into the societies of the 'civilized' and 'uncivilized' world, Europe and the People Without History deftly explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. In this foundational text about the development of the global political economy,

Aurora Model Kits: With Polar Lights, Moebius, Atlantis (Graham Thomas)(Paperback)

Hollywood movie monsters are enduring pop culture standards. Kids and adults around the world recognize Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and the Mummy. Although monsters are Aurora's most famous products, the company created model kits of all varieties, including historic sailing ships, sports

Thomas More: A Very Brief History (Guy John)(Paperback)

'If the English people were to be set a test to justify their history and civilization by the example of one man, then it is Sir Thomas More whom they would perhaps choose.' So commented The Times in 1978 on the 500th anniversary of More's birth. Twenty-two years later, Pope John Paul II

The French Revolution (Carlyle Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution opens with the death of Louis XV in 1774 and ends with Napoleon suppressing the insurrection of the 13th Vendemaire. Both in its form and content, the work was intended as a revolt against history writing itself, with Carlyle exploding the

Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Kurlander Eric)(Paperback)

The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany--the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power '[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.'--Michael Dirda, The Washington

Hollywood (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Charles Bukowski lays bare Hollywood, revealing the absurdity and egotism behind the